Minnesota Vikings and Sam Darnold are red-hot!
Minnesota Vikings and Sam Darnold are red-hot!
TheĀ Minnesota VikingsĀ improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2016 with a 34-7 win over Houston, as the team registered five sacks and wide receiversĀ Justin JeffersonĀ andĀ Jalen NailorĀ each recorded a touchdown reception.
The Vikings ā who had five sacks in Week 1, six sacks in Week 2 and five sacks in Week 3 ā are theĀ third team since 1990 with at least five sacks in each of their first three games of a season, joining theĀ 2001 New Orleans SaintsĀ andĀ 2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Jefferson and Nailor are theĀ first pair of teammates to record a touchdown reception in each of their teamās first three games of a season since 2018 (Tampa BayāsĀ Mike EvansĀ andĀ Chris Godwin).
Darnold went 17 of 28 for 181 yards and four scores, finding Justin Jefferson, Aaron Jones, Jalen Nailor, and Johnny Mundt in the end zone.
He now has eight touchdown passes in his first three games with the Vikings, which leads the NFL and is his new career-high for any three-game span.
He is absolutely thriving in Kevin OāConnellās offense, and thankfullyĀ survived a momentary injury scareĀ in the second half.
Sam Darnold looks like a beast!
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